Easy as NAS solution guide - HP
Easy as NAS solution guide - HP
Easy as NAS solution guide - HP
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Q: How can I incre<strong>as</strong>e the performance of my<br />
<strong>HP</strong> <strong>NAS</strong> system?<br />
A: Ideally, you would identify the bottleneck in the system<br />
and address this area. <strong>HP</strong> ProLiant Storage Servers can<br />
accommodate additional memory and an additional<br />
processor, depending on the model. Also, adjusting<br />
RAID sets and adding higher-performance <strong>HP</strong><br />
hard disk drives for heavily impacted volumes<br />
can significantly incre<strong>as</strong>e performance. Network<br />
performance can also impact <strong>NAS</strong> performance.<br />
Try to segment <strong>NAS</strong> traffic and/or add additional<br />
network controllers to the storage server, <strong>as</strong> required.<br />
You can also improve performance by using TCP/IP<br />
offload engine (TOE) network cards from Alacritech,<br />
which manage network protocol handling and thereby<br />
reduce the CPU cycles on the system processors.<br />
Note: We recommend that you check the upgrade<br />
options and TOE support specific to your selected<br />
storage server model.<br />
Q: Ple<strong>as</strong>e explain the protocols supported in more detail.<br />
A: Common Internet File System (CIFS) is the protocol<br />
used by Microsoft to share files between Windowsb<strong>as</strong>ed<br />
systems. Network File System (NFS) is the<br />
protocol used by Linux and UNIX systems to<br />
communicate. NetWare Core Protocol (NCP) and<br />
AppleTalk are for NetWare clients and Apple<br />
Macintosh systems, respectively. All of these protocols<br />
allow machines to mount a disk partition on a remote<br />
machine <strong>as</strong> if it were on a local hard drive.<br />
Q: How can I scale up my storage server?<br />
A: <strong>HP</strong> ProLiant DL100 G2 and <strong>HP</strong> ProLiant ML110 G2<br />
Storage Servers are designed for fixed capacity, but<br />
they can be upgraded with additional memory. All<br />
other storage servers can be upgraded with additional<br />
CPUs and memory for additional performance,<br />
and they can be scaled e<strong>as</strong>ily by attaching external<br />
<strong>HP</strong> StorageWorks MSA20 and <strong>HP</strong> StorageWorks<br />
MSA30 disk enclosures. Furthermore, the <strong>HP</strong> ProLiant<br />
DL380 G4 and <strong>HP</strong> ProLiant DL585 Storage Server<br />
SAN gateways offer the full flexibility and scalability<br />
of a SAN.<br />
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